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Ñountry: Russia
Locality: Moscow
Nearest metro station: Belorusskaya
Established: 1983
Sculptor: Zurab Tsereteli
The monument Friendship forever is 42 meters high it is a symbol of a friendship between Russian and Georgian nations. It is a big column made from the big letters of Russian and Georgian alphabets. If you will be careful you can see that these letters collected in the words: Unity, Peace, Brotherhood and Work. On the top of the monument there is a crown from a vines and ears of wheat like a symbol friendship of the nations.
On a flat pedestal there are rolls with quotations of the famous Russian and Georgian writers and poets. The monument has the second unofficial name “Shish Kebab”.
The monument was established in 1983 on the Tishinskaja area, project by Zurab Tsereteli. The monument was established in honor of 200th anniversary Treaty of Georgievsk what was concluded between the Russian Empire and the East Georgian kingdom. This monument is a pair monument. The second monument was established in Tbilisi and had a name Ties of friendship. But in 1991 it was destroyed by Georgian government.
Go to metro station Belorusskaya and exit to Georgian Shaft Street. On this street go till a crossroad with Georgian lane and turn left and go till the Tishinskaja area where you will find this huge monument.
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